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Asteroid-mining company AstroForge gets 1st-ever FCC license for commercial deep-space mission
By Keith Cooper published
AstroForce has received a commercial license for operating and communicating with a mission headed to a near-Earth asteroid, the first to be granted for beyond Earth orbit.

Can we solve the satellite air pollution problem? Here are 4 possible fixes
By Tereza Pultarova published
New technologies including recoverable satellites and in-orbit space debris recycling could help solve the satellite air pollution problem and prevent a new ecological crisis in the future.

NASA's solar-sailing spacecraft has a bent boom and is still tumbling in Earth orbit (photo)
By Mike Wall published
The technology-demonstrating Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has a bent boom in Earth orbit, but NASA says it shouldn't be a big deal.

Breakthrough coming? Iceland could get solar power from space in 2030
By Tereza Pultarova published
A British startup plans to supply solar power from space to Icelanders by 2030, in what could be the world's first demonstration of the novel renewable energy source.

SpaceX's Starlink internet flies on a Boeing 777 jet for the 1st time
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Starlink satellites provided internet service on a Boeing 777 jet for the first time today (Oct. 22), during a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to London.

Remote-control robots could help humanity explore the moon and Mars
By Keith Cooper published
Teleoperated rovers could soon be working on the moon, with human controllers on Earth manipulating the rovers' tools virtually.

Blowing up: Inflatable space habitats could be key to exploring the solar system
By Leonard David published
Private companies are making progress on expandable habitats, which could help humanity keep its foothold in Earth orbit and settle the moon and Mars.

HTC threw us into the Squid Games to preview their new VR headset — the Vive Focus Vision
By Ian Stokes published
Does HTC's latest VR headset get the red light, or the green light?
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